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yıkık

adjective
  1. ruined, desolated, demolished, destroyed
  2. melancholic, sad (informal)
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yıkıkruined ımmy

The last vowel, ı, is back and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -ım.

Phrases

From the library

Yıkık dökük eski ahşap evler, soluk ışıklı loş sokak lambaları ve kış günlerinin o kurşuni gökyüzü, kentin ruhunu yansıtan çok güçlü imgelerdir.

Dilapidated old wooden houses, dim street lamps with pale light, and that leaden sky of winter days are very powerful images reflecting the soul of the city.

Edebiyatta İstanbul: Hüznün Şehri, p. 1 · C2

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